Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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